Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-01-22
A SUNDAY IN CHARLESTON.
DID ms SATANIC MAJESTY BRING
ABUUr rHs FsRrHQUskkg
1t wouid seem From the Way Tn witch
the Churches Were Observation-Disclosures
scenes OF Dcsoistion-odd winter
scenes In the south

Special Correspondence OF INrrluaEN,rH.
CHARLEsroN, $, c., Jan. Ii 1t may 10
pleasant to ride all night on the ears through
this southern country, through the pine
woods, with rumble and rattle over bridges
that may be safe and sound, but II they are,
mske u terrible creaking and groauiug rs We
pass by through the thick, limitltss swsmps,
ON miles and miles Of trestles that may or
| may not be ready To sink into the mud with
| our increased weight added to that Of the
| train-all this may be pleasant, but | don't
| think so, and know 1t isn't the greatest de-
| light in the world TO be routed out Of a mid.
| ding sound sleep that one has succeeded in
getting into, in spite Of above mentioned
hindrances, at four o'clock In the morning
| by the porter pokIng one in the ribs and
saying " Charleston, sab"
THE HOME OF THE EARTHQUAKE.
We are driven in 4 terrible hurry TO our
hotel, where We awaken the sleeping night
clerk, who sends US mp million steps TO ted
| and we know nothing till this morning.
This is Sunday We are to spend Sundsy
| here among the ruins. Evidently these earth
| quakes here were the work OF the devil, for the
devastation seems to have been most serious
| ly visited upon the churches. oar devotional
| exercises for the morning consist IN making
visits to these churches, with their steeples
| tumbled down, roofs broken 10, and wlp.
dows broken ont, the altars broken and the
worshiPPers gathered IN lower buildings
elsewhere.
We fully expected that our visit would be
herslded 10 the town bv a fsir-slZsd quake,
| for they are TO be had almost upon demand.
| BY some encouragement the quake sntici-
| pated us by about ten hours, which one we
| will cali ours, II We do not have another be-
fore tomorrow morning when we leave for
| Florida.
THE SATANIC THEORY.
My friend says | am wrong in sttributing
| the qusses TO his Satanic majesty, for no
more harm was done to the churches than TO
| the jail, but l lay him on the table by sssur.
| ing him that 1.-The devil takes care of his
own" and while the churches were kicking
up racket the same cause ratified the jail
! doors open, and general jail delivery FOL.
| lowed.
Were there many hurt or killed 90 we
| asked an old darkey who told US how the
| prisoners OF the jail liam bered over the wall,
| murders, thieves and all, and escaped surely
sn i'll wind it must be that blows no good to
| some one.
| "Any hurted ." asked he. "Lswd bless
| yo', yes. Why, de little shop ! he'd rented
| down hes, de root war shocked in, an my
ole wife and child war killed, an dey had TO
| dig me outeu' it,"
Said another man, THE scene aud disorder
| OF il were most wonderful My wife WAS
shaken out Of bed, and il was with diff
Guilty that l kept from following her. The
| house WAS rocking up one side aud down the
| other Ornaments on q mantel on one side
| the room were thrown clear across the room
| We ran into the street-every body was in
| the streets. Houses were cracking and
| dropping part here, part there Chmneys
| were falling n every direction. The air was
50 full Of dust and smoke that ii was all a
| thick darkness Fire broke out and blsZsd
| up all over the city. The whole popul alton
OF the city lifted mp its voice in weeping and
waiLing, refusing to be comiored-srd in
deed there was no one to otier comfort
| Many thought it was the last day. and acted
! accordingly, making the world hideous With
| their Lamentations The negroes were on
| their faces in he dust, others on their knees
| praying, their terror adding intensity to the
| supplies atoms, Dogs hnwlei chickens
squawked, mules brayed, horses cried hogs
| squeaei, and the goats ceased to eat tin cans
| On, ii was awful | shall never forget il I
| There is not a sound brick house in the city,
| and not over one hundred chimneys that
did not have TO be repaired Brcklayers had
| a hsrvest-iour, i've and six dollars a day
Ihe price for topping chimney was thirty
| dollars
In our walk around the city we saw hun.
dreds of houses cracked from roof to founda
| ton. But they are busy repairing the dam
ages, aud props are being taken down and
the ruboage removed.
| IN SHIRT SLEEVES WITH oPES WINDOW.
This is a beautiful day l am writing in
my shirt sleeves with my window open.
see goat trying to climb a high board fence,
and i've hundred GarAey women, each with
| a baby, lOlling in the sunshine | see A
thousand white and black children playing
and hear four thousand more. I'll bet dol
| lar that the earthquase didn't xii! a dog, for
| they are all here yet An old woman over
the way Is driving goOi trade in hor fruit
| and cake store, and the street cars are haul
| ing loads Of people 10 the beautiful ceme-sry
| they call Magnolia We were there to. day
| before dinner.
! The city n TbarlEstTD - Hr-p
| pretty city-uot half so pretty as Savannah
| but Ch8rlestOu's city Of tho dead is the pret-
| tie=t spot have ever seen. l wOnld say 1t
| encloses twenty acres. There are two lakes
| in the centre, fed by the salt tide from the
ocean, and crossed by rustic bridges.
| Inc rose bushes are almost budding, their
| leaves are green, and fine trees OF holly show
| their red berries in a wealth OF green leaves.
| Neatly trimmed hedges border the lots and
form bowers at the entrance. There are
| evergreen trees Of every variety, and bushes
| OF some kind that are already filling with
| magnificent blooms of red. Everywhere are
i've OAKS ana magnoLias with their testOOns
OF Spanish moss.
| l have seen number Of fine live oaks, but
| In this cemetery is one that surpasses any |
nave ever seen. 1t stands isolated from the
others aud has had great deal Of careful at
tehtlon ana Judlcious and artistic work in its
surroundings to show it az its best II is evil
dentIy OF great age, aud with its long
friendly branches, from which the moss
hangs and moves IN the wind most delight
fu!ly, II looks the patriarch of the place, and
seems TO appreciate the saCTeIness and
solemnity OF its surroundings The mock
ing birds and robins were huttering around
singing an occasional note, while father OF
a blue jay scOlded about somsthiDp-per.
hsps for fear We had brought with us a bit OF
Northern snow.
Just to be seen out in the harbor IL Fort
sumter, silent now with her sad history.
One OF the prettlest monuments among the
-
says, to the sons Of Charleston who fell In
defense OF their city, aud to those who fell
aud have unknown graves in soil and around
prisons tar from their home
Tomorrow | will be ia Florida and | will
send you up breath OF orsnge-Iand, if can
cdtcn H. DRUMORE
the DRUG BUSINESS IN KANSAS